Durango man sentenced in child sex sting
Six men charged for attempted solicitation of minors
DATE: Jan 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
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Park Elementary teacher’s death ruled a suicide
Celebration of life planned for summer
DATE: Jan 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
New Purgatory surface lift should open by late January
The new surface lift on the backside of Purgatory Resort should be ready to start hauling skiers and snowboarders by mid- to late January, spokeswoman Kim Oyler said Tuesday.
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DATE: Jan 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Winter storm warning issued for Southwest Colorado
15-30 inches of snow could fall through early Friday
DATE: Jan 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Caption This!: ‘Can I go play with the highway unicorn?’
The Durango Herald Facebook reader and Ballantine Communications, Inc., board member Helen Ballantine Healy sent in this week’s Caption This! winning headline “Can I go play with the highway...
DATE: Jan 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Mountain lions feast on deer near Durango trail
Residents should be cautious
DATE: Dec 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
DUI enforcement period begins Friday
More than 26,000 arrested annually for drunken driving
DATE: Dec 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
New online platform improves county code access
La Plata County’s regulatory code is now available to the public on the county website.
EnCode, an online platform that enables live updates to the code, became fully functional t...
DATE: Dec 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
Water line break pinches north Durango along County Road 203
Closure in 1700 block extends to Tuesday
DATE: Dec 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
And the West is History
100 years ago: L.D. Eaton popped over to Durango from Cortez on a “business mission.” S.W. Raymond went to Denver for the rest of the winter. Alice and Allegra Scott underwent operations...
DATE: Dec 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
100 years ago: Wiley Evans left for Silverton after enjoying Christmas “with the home folk.” In other local news, Miss Albertine Rutledge, “the May Day school ma’am,” returned to her dut...
DATE: Dec 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
100 years ago: Someone lost six sheep and four goats, and wanted them back.
75 years ago: Larry McDaniels, employee of Parsons Drug Store, broke his toe, having dropped a c...
DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
